Family: Avicenniaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Tree
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies, southern United States, Mexico, Central America, South America and western Africa.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for mangrove areas throughout the Archipelago (Abaco and Grand Bahama to Grand Turk, Cay Sal and Inagua). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 1252-1253, with illustrations) for mangrove areas nearly throughout the Archipelago (regions 11-8, 6-4, 2-1).
Comments:
For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC’s
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
Taxonomy: some authors place this into the Acanthaceae or Verbenaceae.
Synonyms:
Avicennia nitida.
